New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-08
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
.rr,r prc.11 OF CoNsUL-GENERAL PORCH.

>,p prNpIEroN AND THE AUSTRIAN MissioN-
,,xc RETALIATION LEGISLATORS.
. ,,,o,, AR CORRESPONDENT OF TnE TRIBUNE
~, .a,,,,-orox Feb THE recall of Consul-0eh-
=, p,h from Mexico and the appointment ia iS
-. r G. More another Mis- ouri man, mas oeeh
f,;.noted for some time and therefore crea'es p"'
,,,,Is .urcrise in political circles. Porchs Appointment
vas an accident nd it afterward turned OUT ms
take as we'll He had neither training nor Pio'io"0
experence in the consular service; vi ,nc n9tb
srI;cb ne was about to be sent he knew next 10 ho
ing He was picked out 1ron among ,tbont being
cand6ate Tor the place and tor no olher roeS V %
narenty than that he had struck the oehaiU 20, one
H.nar.f Cockreu had gone into Burnss uisut -
A. I am told TO speak aud there for tue his' e.
met Porch Ii must have been case oi $1,000 49, in
sisbt he certainly imagined tr have dlscoa t din
~; onna TREND the nasceut talents OF great RIP e,P
ploinatist and forthwith had nm IA Than there
ard No sooner WAS the apponSennt. ~ Missouri in
went nm howl from the great stare VI sgeinst
mb;cb averv poltcian that had q gTIeN;II 1ior n
Sanstor CoSkrel Joined with hearty GOO den Sass
time 1t looked as his chances in the Senatorial
10, a nv This appointments, but somenoT a S,snoa his
managed pull ont IN gco tbsr seco"d wind Porch
ConP 80 Mexico You know the rest MS waggine
tnce his love for notoriety his indscreet %
and last of all his fatal mistake Ill mourning 'o ne.
.;I;,v ~ two Ministers and one specnu envoy AIlcI
that mis- fate seemed sealed. Secretary bayaIa wae
fxirIv boiling with rage whom be heard OIL oICn
co;ngs HID il not been tor the unfortunate Manning
fnc;dent Intervening he would have demanded the
Consul Generals official head there ana tne. bel, lie
has it now Has ne %end eo does not
nronise we'll II the opinion of Mssourians here counts
tor anything He has the support OF no 0mS m Ppnd
thew have been rather erratc OF late In their recon-
me1dations tor Office. Mr. More Is a farmer nc Is
rich he is good-lo,kng and he has marreg r hun
tod into one of the first families of Missouri ms
il the sum AID substance of his accomplishments lor
the important post which he las been appoih'en,
lacks altogether and he has had any training
either as a lawyer or a business man Even pol'ica'
considerations cannot be urged in his behal1 oh ,c
contrary what he has done IN that lne ~ ie'uS'
against him For years he has been standing csnni
date for the Congressional nomination IN tne ltn
Missouri District He has attempted 10 wrest II lron
I r Heard and Others four or five times ana Mas Us
often failed Even liberal outlay of money ayalled
him nothing. When Mr. Cleveland entered tho W m'e
House. Mr.. More among the hrst 70 ciaor iVr
foreign mission. His ambition in those uaSs Was
higher than it Is now. He wanted then the belgian
Mission He is content now with cOnsulshlp Ih'el
having lived in Washington for several months III
good style md seeing Kelley who only wanted con
suship. kicked upstairs as II We're, 'hto ,u ~ NJ;
chair he retired In disgust to the backwoodS OF MIS-
sour again, and there ne mas Doen s'T wants
now within reach OF what every good Denoc vans vs.
AN Office. viii he get it II is for the senate 10
determine whether the important and dencate qu;es
tons now pending between this country az MeAi0o
are safe in the hands of such man "a f. u More
An interesting bit of State Department gossip comes
n me in a roundabout way 1t Is 10 the eieot int
Mr. Pendleton was recalled in order to induce MN 10
take the Austrian Mission. give the gossip for what
il Is worth To most people such transfer would lo9N
like reducing in rank. Mr.. Pendleton is not hkely
to view it in any other light
Another qpestion Is made which seems, however, to
have more foundation than the gossip about Mr. rem
deton and the Austrian Mission. 1t grows out OF the
peculiar attitude of the Adm nistration toward the
fisheries matter Here il is pointed out, is Mr. Bel
mont introducing the House retaliation measure
which is supposed have the approval OF Mr. Bayaid
In the Senate Mr.. German as spokesman LOT the Al
ministration introduces another in the shape OF an
sends third bill differing materially from the Others to
the House Committee Foreign Affairs ana says
that IN I represents his views md finally the bill
passed by the Snate does not seem TO suit either me
President or Mr.. Bayard Mr.. Manning or Mr.. Bel
mont in fact no one EXCEPT those who passed IT,.
What in the name of common sense. everybody Is
asking himself does the Administration want Has II
not the look as if Mr. Bayard did not want Congress 10
pass any bill at all al this session. thereby giving DIS
bet plan OF an international commission another lease
of life l. it in point of fact like conspiracy ~
which Bayard seems 10 play the part OF clumsy .o"'
and the machinery is in the hands of the representa-
tive OF the British Government in Washington